Heather Ridge Farm, meats, sheepskins, truffles, goodies

Marianna Tomasino jewelry

Local maple syrup

It’s a Fundraiser for THE HALL with some of the best fun in Schoharie County.

Reviving A Community Tradition From Decades Past In The Rural Historic Setting Of THE HALL In West Fulton, NY. The Hall Is An Artistic And Culinary Center At The Crossroads Of A Hamlet In Scenic Schoharie County In The Northern Catskills. The Turkey Supper Features Pasture Raised Turkeys From Sap Bush Hollow Farm, Artisanal Dishes Made From Very Local Produce from BARBERS FARM, Excellent Home Cooking, A Place To Meet Neighbors And New Friends. The Evening Also Features Some Of The Best Music You’ll Hear, Anywhere.

TICKETS

Dinner: $40

Dinner, Children 12 And Under: $25

Music: $25

Dinner And Music: $50

We will have a wine/beer license available; or a corking fee if you prefer your own bottle.

Music after by DAVID BOULANGER!

David is best known as a member of the legendary Québécois folk big band “La Bottine Souriante”, which has been touring the world for almost 40 years now.

David is a highly respected fiddler, foot-tapper, singer, composer and arranger from Montréal. He received several awards from the Canadian Folk Music awards: In 2007 for “album of the year” with his band “La Part du Quêteux”. In 2010 David was also nominated with his “Duo Duval Boulanger” for “instrumental group of the year” for the album “Pièces sur Pièces”. July 2011, he composed and arranged music for the circus, “Cirque Alfonse” for their show “Timber” which has toured around the world since. Currently, he has been performing for seven years with LaBottine Souriante – the epic grand trad band of Québec presenting music from Québec with a brass section, which has included releasing the much praised album, “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. This album was nominated in the category “group of the year” in the Canadian Folk Music Awards 2012.

David Boulanger is an exceptional Quebecois player as well as a respected jazz violin player, composer and arranger in Montreal. He has gained widespread acclaim for his joyful and superb fiddling; a man of great talent, enthusiasm and humour.

Internationally known psychic/medium comes to THE HALL for an enchanted halloween evening. Divination, past lives, spirit guides; Corbie Mitleid delves in for an evening with a psychic/medium.

Tickets available at the door

Saturday September 29th at The Hall

Special Guest Musician/s will be in the pubroom at THE HALL for an intimate evening of music. Enjoy of glass of local beer and hear professional musicians at work.. We look forward to sharing the evening with you.

Tickets Available at Door

“Much of the new album’s brilliance radiates not only from Hughes’ glowing cello playing, singing, and songwriting, but also the smoldering heat from Bottom Heavy, the band she’s been fronting for four years..” – JOHN MURPH, DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

“Marika Hughes makes a joyful noise at the intersection of classical, jazz and experimental avenues on her solo outing . . . In her hands the sound melts with the warm tones and disciplined approach . . . her varied arsenal of sound, textures and approach is on display here, as is her voice . . . she croons an infectious blues” – Mark Corroto, All About Jazz

All plates are made from local produce. We are grateful for the bounty in the area and we are happy to support our local farms: Sap Bush Hollow, Barbers Vegetable Farm, Cotton Hill Creamery, Bovina Farms

This circus workshop was a big hit last summer and we are thrilled to have it available again this year. Last year's participants laughed, learned, collaborated, and even presented a final show to an adoring audience.

Seano will be at it again working with kids to train them in the circus arts while they learn the art and skill of collaborative learning in a supportive and fun environment. If you've seen Seano work with kids you will know of his extraordinary talent. Even well seasoned educators of young children were in awe of his manner and abilities.

Learn circus skills from beginning levels, on up to professional presentations. Seano takes great care to make sure that the disciplines are taught in a slow manner with a commitment to safety and technique. The environment is one of process and teamwork, while trying to help young people discover and express their individual personalities, too. Circus School has been described as a Humorous, Hands-on, High-energy experience!

An Original Theatrical Journey! Exploring what makes something dramatic? What is drama? And what role does “drama” play in our lives at any age?

Any story can be told in a presentational way, often with a dramatic flair! With the teacher, children use any skills they already possess — music, dance, visual arts, public speaking, circus, magic, etc., to create a piece of theatre that is one-of-a-kind unique! It’s a talent show, more or less, highlighting your children — giving them a moment to be in the spotlight as themselves or as a character in a play… It’s all about inclusion, celebrating their comfort levels and contribution to the whole! Always different, always dynamic, never short on the DRAMA!!!!

Tour beautiful gardens and landscapes in the local area and come home to THE HALL for an afternoon Tea

Registration 9-10 (10:30 at the latest!) includes Afternoon Tea at THE HALL

We suggest a boxed lunch to take with you for the ride to keep you going until the afternoon tea back at THE HALL from 4-6. SapBush Hollow Farm Store and Cafe has agreed to make you a boxed lunch if you let her know in advance: please contact Shannon atshannon@sapbush.comThey are located in West Fulton on your way to the first site.

Purchase tickets online or day of at THE HALL (credit cards accepted), but come to register regardless. GET TICKETS HERE

At registration on June 30 you will receive:

1. Tour Guide Map with directions and mileage between gardens

2. Garden Addresses with Step-by-Step directions in the order the gardens are available for viewing

3. Your pass to enter the gardens

4. The last beautiful garden is also a nursery. in case you want to add perennials to your own garden

This benefit will help support the 100 year anniversary of THE HALL in 2019 - circus, petting zoo, cake baking and jam makings contests, palm reading tent, dunk tank with your favorite person in the chair, world-class musicians, theater workshops. And of course, food. We can't wait.

We have fresh Sap Bush Hollow Chickens and gorgeous vegetables from Barbers Farm.

One seating at 6 pm

It doesn't happen often but when it does you'll want to be here. Dinner will be held in our bistro room; seating is limited, the company is always varied and lively and companionable.

We will have a beer/wine/cider license for this event. Ticket price does not include beverage.

Farm Fresh Chickens with Lemon Sauce

Just Picked Greens from Barbers Farm

Wild Mushroom Saute

Crazy Rice

Farmhouse Tarts Made With BITE ME Preserves

The menu vegetables may change according to what Barber's are picking that day. Don't fret, they have the best veggies anywhere.

Our friend, Shannon, gets us great chickens from her family farm up the road; she also inspired us with a fantastic lemon sauce for them; she also has a delicious cafe down the road; she also has the above chicken sign in her cafe. Here's a shout out to her for supplying us with what we need for dinner on the 23rd.

Our friends at Barber's Farm grow the best vegetables around so whatever they're picking that day is what we're putting on your plate. We don't know what it is yet because they don't either but whatever it is will be as fresh as you can find. Anywhere. There may be some mushrooms involved depending on what we can rustle up given the day, the weather, and the local forager. We'll see. BITE ME tarts with our own preserves will top it all off for dessert.

It will be a singular feast in the farmhouse cooking style we love. So will you. Seating is limited; reserve soon.

5:30 Silent Auction of very practical items - to benefit THE HALL at Panther Creek Arts. Bid on a dumpster, an oil change, hardware store items, gas cards, and more.

WIOX Community Radio 91.3 and wioxradio.org will be broadcasting the Sweetback Sisters performance, beginning at 7:30 pm

Sweetback Sisters

"I wouldn’t call us a throwback band," says Emily Miller. "What we do is look back to the golden era of country music and imagine that the genre took a different evolutionary fork, that the honky-tonk element took over rather than the pop-rock sound you hear everywhere today. I feel like we're actually a very modern band, just on an alternate timeline."

GORGEOUS GIRL-ON-GIRL HARMONIES OVER SWELL HONKY-TONK MELODIES... TRUST US: THESE GUYS ARE BRILLIANT!" -NBC NEW YORK

“...TRUE TO THE ROOTS OF EARLY COUNTRY, BRISTLES WITH THE ENERGY OF THE VERY BEST YOUNG AMERICAN PERFORMERS." -SING OUT!

Shakespeare's Insults, Language, and More

This workshop is lead by Juilliard Drama Faculty, Deborah Hecht, and NYC Teaching Artist: Vivian Kurutz. The extensive backgrounds of these two instructors span from Broadway to Hollywood to London's Royal Shakespeare Company to bringing theater to the public schools in NYC. We are truly delighted and grateful to have Deborah and Vivian come for this workshop, which will be as fun as it is informative. West Fulton has never been so lucky! Space is limited.

Circus Arts performance

Tiny Arts LOVES Seano and his circus arts; this year he will be joined by the great Ragliacci! This will be a performance with some participation and will knock your socks off. DONT MISS IT. And bring your kids, they will love it too.

Over the summer Seano held a circus camp here at THE HALL at Panther Creek Arts to great acclaim and fun. He will be back for campers aged 6-18 this July 2,3,5,6 - be sure to let your kids know about this summer camp here at THE HALL

Art Gallery Openings

Mimi Czajka Graminski

There will be a variety of artists shown at this year's festival. Poet, Sarah Stern, and artist, Mimi Graminski have teamed up and will present "But Today Is Different" Mimi Czajka Graminski lives in the Hudson Valley and has shown her work throughout the region. She uses handcrafts in non traditional ways creating two and three dimensional work.

Bill Coyne

Bill Coyne of Summit, NY is a found object artist. His zany sculptures will be placed all around outside.

Greene Arts will be here with a variety of fiber pieces. Check them out upstairs in THE HALL.

Tiny Arts PAINT OFF!

Ula Hayes Hooper

For kids and adults alike. This paint off is free to 20 participants on a first come basis. We supply paint, brushes, and canvas. Finalists will have their work placed in the silent auction to benefit Panther Creek Arts. Event lead by Kathleen Puciato, MS Ed, artist and teacher with a career teaching the Expressive Arts at the college level. She is an inspiration.

A Silent Auction of Very Practical Items

This Silent Auction of very practical items is open to all - no admission charge, just bring your checkbooks. The auction will benefit Panther Creek Arts and the exceptional programming it brings to West Fulton and Schoharie County.

Who doesn't need a dumpster, an oil change, a new hubcap, or a gift certificate to the thrift store? And who doesn't want more of what's coming out of Panther Creek Arts! Bid high to help the cause of Panther Creek Arts. We can't do it without you.

Our Sponsors make these events happen, please support them!

This event is made possible in part with public funds from the Decentralization Program of the NYS Council on the Arts, administered in Schoharie County by the Greene County Council on the Arts through the Community Arts Grants program.

Tickets available at the door at this time.

Tickets available at the door at this time.

Reviving a community tradition from decades past in the rural historic setting of THE HALL in West Fulton, NY. The Hall is an artistic and culinary center at the crossroads of a hamlet in scenic Schoharie County in the northern Catskills. The Turkey Supper features pasture raised turkeys from Sap Bush Hollow Farm and artisanal dishes made from very local produce, excellent home cooking, a place to meet neighbors and new friends. The evening also features some of the best music you’ll hear, anywhere.

Learn circus skills from beginning levels, on up to professional presentations. The coaches take great care to make sure that the disciplines are taught in a slow manner with a commitment to safety and technique. The environment is one of process and teamwork, while trying to help young people discover and express their individual personalities, too. Circus School has been described as a Humorous, Hands-on, High-energy experience!

An Original Theatrical Journey! Exploring what makes something dramatic? What is drama? And what role does “drama” play in our lives at any age?

Any story can be told in a presentational way, often with a dramatic flair! With the teacher, children use any skills they already possess — music, dance, visual arts, public speaking, circus, magic, etc., to create a piece of theatre that is one-of-a-kind unique! It’s a talent show, more or less, highlighting your children — giving them a moment to be in the spotlight as themselves or as a character in a play… It’s all about inclusion, celebrating their comfort levels and contribution to the whole! Always different, always dynamic, never short on the DRAMA!!!!

Denise Reis is the acclaimed Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitar ist who received a standing ovation by His Holiness the Dalai Lama! She is the “complete artist”, using her talent to promote Brazilian music throughout the world. With an impeccably tuned and colorful voice, Denise covers a broad range of styles, from Popular Brazilian Music (MPB) to World Music and Jazz.

A truly gifted stylist, one of Denise’sunique techniques is her ability to reproduce the sound of a trumpet with her voice! This amazing artistic characteristic, combined with her singing voice and beautiful guitar playing has opened many doors, resulting in several invitations for TV interviews, such as Programa do Jô, Hebe, Amaury Jr., Adriane Galisteu, and others.

After much success in Brazil, Denise released 2 CDs: Chá de Hortelã com Caviar e Alfândega, both extremely well received by the audience and the critics. In 2007 her international career begun and she performed in countries such as Portugal, Ukraine, Senegal, Venezuela, Israel, Canada and USA.

Recently Denise had the honor to be invited by a North American Organization to compose a song in Portuguese and present it live to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in an event with more than 7.000 people in attendance at the Palace Theater, in Albany (NY).

Since 2014 Denise has taken up residence in New York City where she has regular presentations at well-known venues. With no labels or limiting definitions, it is fair to say that Denise Reis communicates her music in a way that transcends any cultural barrier. Her art is in itself a universal language, in which emotion, technique, perfectionism and sophistication meet each other in harmony.

“One of the most musical people I have ever met” – Jô Soares

“Denise Reis sings with a voice of a true veteran singer. Her interpretation is wonderful, colouring and turning even more beautiful any song.

Her vocal cords are never out of tune and her throat is privileged. I could even say: Her throat is magic” – Tito Madi.

Late Spring Dinner at THE HALL

We are using our freshly upgraded kitchen to offer an intimate evening meal downstairs in our newly renovated bistro room. When we say "intimate" we also mean seating is limited to 25 people. Reservations only, and there is just the one seating at 7 pm.

All proceeds from this event will go toward the next project at THE HALL, which Greg and Gary are so excited about they are working on it whenever they can. They are calling it a "beer garden" . Ummm..., we do not yet have a beer and wine license so for now it's really just a rock wall with a patio. A beer/wine license will be in our future but not yet. Come check it out, Greg will happily show you the progress they are making.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

ONLINE SHOP CLOSED AT THIS TIME

A mini festival with live music, storytelling, a circus workshop, art gallery openings, local food, museum tours, and local craft beverages.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

3:00 Charlotte Blake Alston, Storyteller

4:00 Seano Fagan Circus Theatricks, Circus Show

5-7:30 Art Gallery Openings, meet the artists, local food, local beverages, museum tours, and socialize - it's all the rage

7:30 Jonatha Brooke, live music on stage at THE HALL

WIOX Radio Roxbury will be broadcasting the evening

Jonatha Brooke will perform at 7:30 May 6th

Jonatha Brooke has been writing songs, making records and touring since the early 90's. After four major label releases, she started her own independent label, Bad Dog Records in 1999, and has since released seven more albums - her most recent, the companion CD to her critically acclaimed one woman, Off-Broadway show My Mother Has Four Noses.

Jonatha has recently co-written songs with Katy Perry for her album PRISM, and with The Courtyard Hounds for their current release. She's written for four Disney films, various television shows, and composed the theme song for Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.

Ms. Brooke is also working on two other musical projects - Quadroon, with legendary contemporary jazz pianist Joe Sample; and (working title) Switched, with playwright Geoffrey Nauffts, and director Sheryl Kaller.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

Charlotte Blake Alston, storyteller at 3:00 Saturday May 6th

Stories and Songs in the Oral TraditionFor hundreds of years throughout the African continent, people gathered and told stories. The tradition may be the strongest in the West African countries of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and Mali where history was preserved and is still passed down orally through the words and music of the griots or jalis. Stories were the way the beliefs, mythology, cultural identity, history, and shared community values of a people were taught and preserved. The tradition continued when Africans were brought to America. Charlotte selects from her wide repertoire of stories and songs from the African and African American oral traditions.

Charlotte breathes life into traditional and contemporary stories from African and African American oral and cultural traditions. Her solo performances are often enhanced with traditional instruments such as djembe, mbira, shekere or the 21-stringed kora. She has been a featured narrator for several orchestras and conductors including The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Cleveland Orchestra, the Saint Louis Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She represented Carnegie Hall in 2003 when she hosted a series of concerts in Miyazaki, Japan with the Eddie Arron String Quartet and fellow storyteller, Motoko.

Charlotte was one of four Americans selected to perform and present at the first International Storytelling Field Conference in Ghana and was a featured artist at the Second Int’l Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. In the summer of 2005, she was the sole American selected to perform on a main stage at the STIMMEN: Voices Festival in Basel, Switzerland and The Cape Clear Island Festival in Ireland. She was the Director of “In the Tradition…” the 14th National Festival of Black Storytelling. She is a recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston Award, the highest award bestowed by the National Association of Black Storytellers.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

Seano Fagan of Circus Theatricks performs at 4:00 on Saturday May 6th

Sean Fagan introduces young people of all ages to circus, theatre, and the visual arts in school programs, summer camps, after-school enrichment settings, and private coaching.A former Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus clown, Sean’s “theatricks” include a wide range of ground skills proficiency, including juggling, slapstick, pratfalls, stilt-walking, unicycle, rolling globe, rola-bola, tumbling, partner acrobatics, magic and more. He's worked with the Walt Disney Organization, Nickelodeon JR. Television, and the national and international theatrical tours of Scholastic’s Magic School Bus Live. He has performed at the International Children’s Arts Festival in Singapore, on the streets in Holland, and at the Golden Week Family Festival in Liuzhou, China.

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

ART GALLERY OPENINGS

Art Galleries on view all day and open to the public

Take Home an Original Work

Susan Daly and Steve Gross Photograpy

Steve Gross & Susan Daley are photographers specializing in architecture, interiors, gardens, travel and lifestyle. They shoot assignments and produce stories for numerous magazines as well as photograph projects for architects and designers. Still life, food and product commissions are done in their Manhattan studio. Their books explore the rich architectural and cultural heritage of the many regions of the U.S. https://www.grossanddaley.com/fine-art-prints

In my sculptures I combine organic, ephemeral materials such as paper, thread, fabric, and wax with durable industrial materials like iron, concrete, and wood. Concerned with the smallest connections and incident of detail, I show evidence of my own hand in a pencil mark or a stray cut, as history of actions taken to make my forms. I am drawn to the way an element reveals the substance of its heft, its shape, and its texture. Pamela J. Wallace

Stephen Reynolds Impact Buffer, 2010

Composed principally of wood and steel, Stephen Reynolds’ sculptures reference architecture, anatomy and scientific instruments. He employs contrasts between the warm imperfection of the archaic and hand-made, with the cold and rational precision of modern machine-made objects. In these pieces, fabrication processes that pre-date the middle ages such as forged steel are combined with references to 20th century scientific and architectural objects.

It is in the practical object, where intellect and material merge, that Reynolds finds inspiration. The process of making is revealed by welded metal seams and rough-hewn wooden surfaces referring to the beauty of practical, functional objects where appearances are often secondary. The use of dissimilar materials and abrupt transitions between parts suggest ambiguous narratives, allowing a multiplicity of interpretations while always celebrating the beauty of utility.

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This event is made possible (in part) with public funds provided by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered through the Community Arts Grants Program at Greene county Council on the Arts

Saturday March 11th at 7pm

End of Winter Dinner at THE HALL

An end of winter "hunter's" meal (cacciatore). We have sourced lovingly grown chickens, luscious produce, and combined these with our soul satisfying rural farmhouse cuisine.

We are using our freshly upgraded kitchen to offer an intimate evening meal downstairs in our newly renovated bistro room. When we say "intimate" we also mean seating is limited to 30. Reservations only, and there is just the one seating.

All proceeds from this event will go toward the next project at THE HALL, and one very close to Greg's heart: A Tasting Room. He will show you his progress in the back room and tell you all about it that evening.

Saturday, November 5th at 5:00

Music tickets available at door. Dinner tickets are sold out.

Join us as we all revive our community tradition of The Turkey Supper in the rural historic setting of THE HALL in West Fulton, NY. In decades past the West Fulton Turkey Supper was the talk of the county as people from all over descended upon this little hamlet in search of the best of community dinners. Today the Turkey Supper features pasture raised turkeys from Sap Bush Hollow Farm and artisanal dishes made from the very local produce at Barber's Farm. If we were from Brooklyn we'd call it a Farm-to-Table event, but we're not. Come enjoy the great food, terrific company, and your new"turkey supper" friends. The evening also features some of the best music you’ll hear. Anywhere.

PS This event is our fall fundraiser and it does sell out. Unlike days of old we have limited seating so wait to get tickets at your own risk. We look forward to seeing you there!

Tickets at door only at this time. Online sales closed

Red Tail Ring at THE HALL at Panther Creek Arts on Saturday August 6th

RED TAIL RING is the musical brainchild of two old-time-minded Michiganders – Michael Beauchamp and Laurel Premo. The collaboration blends the loving attention of revivalist fervor with the playful creativity of starting from scratch. Whether rendering a traditional tune or one of their many original compositions, the duo infuses each song with musical imagination, haunting harmonies and instrumental artistry on fiddle, banjo, mandolin, jawharp, and plain-old foot stomping. “We love pushing the boundaries of what a traditional song can be,” says Beauchamp. “It informs how we write our original songs. There’s a real energy exchange between the old and the new.”

KUNIKO YAMAMOTO enchants audiences with dramatic storytelling using myths and fables from ancient and modern Japan, spiced with social revelations to educate and amuse. Kuniko uses traditional Japanese music, handcrafted masks, stylized movement and a touch of magic to create an artistic balance of illusion and reality. http://kunikotheater.com

Mario Bustamante Maternity

Sculptor, Mario Bustamente, works in metal. His sculptures have been seen throughout the world and most closely at La Plaza Cultural Community Park and Garden in Manhattan, NY, and also at his sculpture park in Middleburgh, NY. Mario, originally from Columbia, worked with his father in their auto accessory factory; after that he apprenticed with a jeweler and then began working as a tool and die maker. He now has an architectural metal fabrication company in Brooklyn, NY. Travel down 145 towards Hudson and look for his sculpture park outside Middleburgh. www.mariometals.com

Elisa Jensen Sól, 16 X 12 in. 2016 oil on canvas

Elisa Jensen is a 2015 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellow. In 2012 she was a finalist for the Basil Alkazzi Award for Painting from the New York Foundation for the Arts, she won awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters (2009), and the National Academy Museum (2010). She currently is a faculty member at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, and is a visiting faculty member in the Foundation Drawing Department at Pratt Institute. Her work has been shown from NYC to Hudson, NY to Copenhagen, Denmark. http://www.elisajensen.com

Pamela Salisbury Winter Pond, 2016, oil on canvas, 14 x 14 in

Pamela Salisbury completed her undergraduate studies in sculpture at Bennington College, VT, and received her MFA in painting from the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture, NY. She has shown in New Jersey venues including the Riverside Gallery, Pottersville, and the Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, and in the Whitney Studio at the New York Studio School. The artist lives and works in Kinderhook, New York.

Mark Swanberry

Swanberry is a "Traditonal" artist , working in copper and stone, His inspiration and designs are found in Nature. markswanberry.com

sap bush hollow food drink

This event is made possible (in part) with public funds provided by the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered through the Community Arts Grants Program at Greene county Council on the Arts

Reviving a community tradition from decades past in the rural historic setting of THE HALL in West Fulton, NY. The Hall is an artistic and culinary center at the crossroads of a hamlet in scenic Schoharie County in the northern Catskills. The Turkey Supper features pasture raised turkeys from Sap Bush Hollow Farm and artisanal dishes made from very local produce, excellent home cooking, a place to meet neighbors and new friends. The evening also features some of the best music you’ll hear. Anywhere.

FYI: We have 10 complimentary tickets for people who are interested in working the day with us. We need people for: prep, set up, service, and clean-up. Please let me know if you are interested. Email Cornelia: panthercreekarts@gmail.com

An evening celebration of two great American traditions - hard cider and the spaghetti western! The night be begin with an informative workshop on tasting cider, cider making and the local history of cider as well as tastings/samples from some the finest traditional cideries in New York State. The evening will conclude with Sergio Leone's classic film, 'For A Few Dollars More'.

The workshop will be taught by cider maker & orchardist Michael Guidice of Brickhouse Farm & Orchard in Sharon Springs and will include a sampling of some the finest artisanal ciders being produced in New York State.

The workshop will include such topics as:

How to taste cider?

What to look for in various ciders?

How do varieties of apples affect the complexity and diversity of cider flavors?

Soirée Vin et Cinéma

French Wine & Film Night

Introduction to French WineAn Informal Introduction to French Wine Styles w/ Naomi Ní ChatháinA basic, informal and fun approach to tasting and appreciating French wines.Learn about French terroir and how it affects the wine. Making sense of complicated French wine labeling.Tasting and discussing the differences between regional styles.(Class is apx. 40 min in duration, free wine and food samples provided, maximum class size is 20).

7:30-8:30pm

Soirée Cinéma/French Film NightViewing of French New Wave classic Jules et Jim (1962, 1h40 approx) with interval. Subtitled. A charming, exciting and ultimately tragic insight into a love triangle involving two friends and an enigmatic, beautiful woman. A fun, frenetic and quintessentially French masterpiece by Francois Truffaut.

Jeremy Kittel

Jeremy Kittel has earned a reputation as one of the most exceptional violinists and fiddlers of his generation. With tremendous musicality; a rare mastery of styles as diverse as jazz, Scottish and Irish fiddle, bluegrass, classical music, and more; a unique compositional voice, and an “exhilarating stage presence” (Strings Magazine), Kittel inspires listeners and fans worldwide through his solo work and collaborations.

As a leader, he performs with his own Jeremy Kittel Band (quartet), as well as intimate duo and trio formats, and also as a soloist with orchestras. In collaboration, he is frequently called upon by some of today’s most influential and vibrant artists in a variety of genres; he has recorded and performed with musical giants My Morning Jacket, Jars of Clay, Mark O’Connor, Abigail Washburn, Camera Obscura, Bela Fleck, Laura Veirs, Aoife O’Donovan, Paquito D’Rivera, Stefon Harris, and many more. He also recently completed a five-year full time position in the Grammy-winning Turtle Island String Quartet.

His most recent solo recording, Chasing Sparks (Compass), features his original compositions with a stellar cast of musicians including special guests Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile, and Mike Marshall, and has garnered rave reviews among acoustic music circles worldwide.

Committed to nurturing future generations of musicians, he is a passionate clinician and educator and regularly teaches at programs such as Belmont Strings Crossings, International Music Academy of Pilsen, Mark O’Connor Strings Conference, Swannanoa Gathering, and schools and universities worldwide.

Cillian Vallely

Starting at age 7, Cillian Vallely learned the whistle and uilleann pipes from his parents Brian and Eithne at the Armagh Pipers Club, a group that for over 4 decades has fostered the revival of traditional music in the north of Ireland. Since leaving college, he has played professionally and has toured all over North America and Europe in addition to Japan, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia.

Since 1999, Cillian has been a member of the acclaimed Irish band “Lunasa”, with whom he has recorded 7 albums and played at many major festivals including The Hollywood Bowl, Glastonbury, Womad, Edmonton & Winnipeg Folk Festivals, and Lorient Interceltique. He has also performed and toured with “Riverdance”, Natalie Merchant, Tim O Brien & Mary Chapin-Carpenter in “The Crossing”, New York-based “Whirligig”, and the “Celtic Jazz Collective” with David O’Rourke, Lewis Nash and Peter Washington. In the past couple of years, he has worked on various collaborations between traditional and classical music, along with his brother Niall and the composer Micheal O’Suilleabhain. In 2013, Cillian and the other members of Lunasa recorded a groundbreaking album with the Ireland’s national RTE Concert Orchestra.

He has recorded on over 50 other albums including “Callan Bridge” with his brother Niall, “On Common Ground” with Kevin Crawford and various guest spots with Bruce Springsteen, Natalie Merchant, Alan Simon’s “Excalibur” project with Fairport Convention and Moody Blues, “GAIA” with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and Karan Casey. He has recently recorded on two movie soundtracks, “Irish Jam” and “The Golden Boys” and played uilleann pipes on the BBC’s “Flight of the Earls” soundtrack. In January 2014, his piping and whistle playing was featured on the new Bruce Springsteen album “High Hopes”, a recording which topped the charts in 14 countries.

Ryan McGiver

Accompanying them will be New York state singer and guitarist, Ryan McGiver, known on either side of the Atlantic for his unique blend open of string guitar andbreathy vocals. Over the past decade he has performedextensively throughout North America, Europe and Asia and his musichas been showcased on the BBC, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, NPR and TheLantern Journal.

He has recorded and shared the stage with an eclectic blend of folkand rock musicians including Susan McKeown, Jolie Holland, PádraigRynne, Doug Wieselman, Vishtèn, Cillian Vallely and Shahzad Ismaily toname a few. His recent debut solo album entitled 'Troubled in Mind' isreceiving international acclaim. fRoots Magazine describes it as “Anabsorbing and plaintive collection of mainly Appalachian balladsfiltered through a myriad musical influences and sensibilities.”

6-7:30pm

8:00pm

Live Swing Jazz: Tamar Korn, Matt Munisteri and Dennis Lichtman

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Mr. Pennygaff’s Cirkus Sideshow Spectacle: A Tour of American Popular Entertainment

Mr. Pennygaff (Keith Nelson, co-founder of Bndlestiff Family Cirkus) takes you on a tour of American popular entertainment, from the carnival midways to Broadway, from the sawdust of the circus and sideshow to the grand spectacles of vaudeville. The show features novelty juggling, feats of daring, comedy, sideshow stunts, and audience interaction.

Tamar Korn (vocals), Matt Munisteri (guitar), and Dennis Lichtman (clarinet and mandolin) are like-minded collectors and masterful interpreters of an eclectic array of American acoustic music from the first half of the 20th century. They were drawn together by their shared desire to perform old songs with freshness, spontaneity, and improvisational creativity - a far cry from period-style recreations. Though the three have all performed with each other in various projects and combinations for years, this is a rare trio performance.